Nintendo unveiled their new Wii U home console at E3 2011, and we were able to capture video of the Shield Pose tech demo in action; watch the player shake, rattle, and roll in attempt to defeat deadly pirates!

The rash of recent hacker attacks is a rough reminder that someone out there is always gunning for your private data. No password is perfect, but you can build a better password with these simple tips.

Need a new coffee table? Skip the mall and make your own with the help of Michael Zöllner, who hacked his Kinect to capture players in digital carbonite and export the data in a format suitable for printing real 3D models. Video after the jump.

Alex Wawro discusses some of the interesting graphics
projects going on in the PCWorld Labs, while Ed Albro
discusses the pros and cons of the BlackBerry PlayBook and
other non-iPad tablets. We also discuss whether or not Apple
is tracking your location, and go over the EFF's privacy
scorecard.